Need input on best tie-down method for my CVO.

Thanks ~

Nano

 

On my Ultra Classic, I use a wheel chock, strap the front wheel into the chock, and then use two heavy duty ratchet straps from the upper front frame brace (above the oil filter) pulling forward and down, and then use two more heavy duty ratchet straps from the saddle bag guards pulling forward and down. You probably don't have guards on your CVO, so you'd have to find another attachment point at the rear. I've hauled a couple bikes this way, and they travel great.

 

On the front, tie to the bottom of the engine guard

 

I tie one each side to the bars, (yeah, I know), pulling down and forward. Then two each side to the rear floorboard mount. One of the two pulling forward the other pulling out and back.
I put only enough pressure, on the bar straps, to keep the wheel tight in the chock. Pull it real tight with the floorboard strap and then take away any possibility of side to side motion with the last two straps. Having adjustable tracks for the tie down points helps a great deal.

 

I learned this from the dealer that my department leased our bike from and it works great (will even work without a wheel check if needed but not for cross country trips):
1) two soft hooks on the down tubes of the of the frame pulling forward (best into a wheel chaulk)
2) two straps (soft hooks optional) on the fork legs at the fender attaching points,
3) two straps at the rear keeping the rear from bouncing around.
Works great. I used it to transport a bike from Cape Cod to NH without a wheel chaulk and the front never moved.

Neil
RDMC

 

You might consider...

http://www.framelock.com/

 

Buy the new chrome fork hooks kuryakyn just came out with. Had them put on in myrtle beach bike week. Used them to trailer home worked great!! and they are chrome so they looked great!!! use them on my bike for air table to hold bike also. compresses forks to hold bike.. look under new products on kuryakyn's web site. mark